Ed Source Michael Burke May 5, 2022 New bill would create additional rules forcing community to allow students to take higher level courses. Arguing that too many community college students are getting stuck in remedial classes, California lawmakers are pushing a new bill that would create stricter rules dictating when colleges are allowed to enroll students […]
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Inside Higher Ed Doug Lederman May 6, 2022 Eagerly awaited U.S. review of companies that manage colleges’ online academic programs urges more Education Department scrutiny but doesn’t appear to significantly threaten revenue-sharing deals. A long-awaited federal review of companies that many colleges contract with to help design and manage their online academic programs was anticipated—by […]
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Ed Surge Nadia Tamez-Robledo May 5, 2022 College Scorecard and its mountainous trove of data are ripe for providing insights about the value of a degree—if you can wade through it. We decided to dig into the data to see how colleges and programs stack up when it comes to earnings for recent grads and […]
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GAO – U.S. Government Office May 5, 2022 Fast Facts Colleges can use third-party online program managers to help run their online education programs. These managers often recruit students, in addition to providing other services. Many online managers are paid a share of tuition revenue—an arrangement the Department of Education allows only if safeguards against […]
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